A&B CABS (LEICESTER) LTD

💤Zombieactive
09236399 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2024-06-30
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  4. 2022-06-30
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  7. 2020-06-30
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  8. 2019-06-30
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  18. 2018-03-19
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    MIAH, Kabir resigned
    director
  19. 2018-03-19
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    MOTLIB, Abdul resigned
    director
  20. 2018-03-19
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    UDDIN, Shipar resigned
    director
  21. 2016-03-07
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    CHOWDHURY, Sultan resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-10-01
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    MIAH, Kabir appointed
    director
  23. 2015-10-01
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    MOTLIB, Abdul appointed
    director
  24. 2015-10-01
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    UDDIN, Shipar appointed
    director
  25. 2014-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A&B CABS (LEICESTER) LTD
  26. 2014-09-26
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    AHMED, Shamim appointed
    director
  27. 2014-09-26
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    CHOWDHURY, Sultan appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shamim Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47
——sig. influencesignificant influence15/09/2016
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Shippar Uddinceased 03/10/2018· significant influence
  • Mr Kabir Miahceased 19/03/2018· significant influence
  • Mr Sultan Chowdhuryceased 19/03/2018· significant influence
  • Me Abdul Motlibceased 09/03/2018· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

23 Welford Road
Leicester
LE2 7AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

AHMED, Shamim→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHOWDHURY, Sultan→
secretary · appointed 2014-09-26 · resigned 2016-03-07
Resigned
MIAH, Kabir→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2018-03-19
Resigned
MOTLIB, Abdul→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2018-03-19
Resigned
UDDIN, Shipar→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2018-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

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2023-10-20
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2022-10-23
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2021-10-12
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2021-06-30
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2020-09-29
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2020-09-29
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2020-06-30
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2019-10-11
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2019-06-30